Potholes on Halsted? - The Chainlink2024-03-29T00:11:09Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/potholes-on-halsted?feed=yes&xn_auth=no33rd is a good alternative to…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-26:2211490:Comment:3912762011-07-26T14:20:41.168ZMike Haringhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeHaring
33rd is a good alternative to Archer, less traffic for sure, but it adds about 5 minutes to the ride. Not a big deal, unless you're always late, like I am. As far as the detour goes, I always take the Hooker/west side option. To clarify though, I ride to work at 6:00am, so there's much less traffic, and the detour is definitely not a good option if you are not comfortable riding in traffic, i.e. in the middle of the road. The train tracks are also dangerous at that intersection, as they…
33rd is a good alternative to Archer, less traffic for sure, but it adds about 5 minutes to the ride. Not a big deal, unless you're always late, like I am. As far as the detour goes, I always take the Hooker/west side option. To clarify though, I ride to work at 6:00am, so there's much less traffic, and the detour is definitely not a good option if you are not comfortable riding in traffic, i.e. in the middle of the road. The train tracks are also dangerous at that intersection, as they cross at a 45 degree angle. Just remember to keep your wheel at 90 degrees to the tracks. One more thing to watch out for is the steel plates about a block north of the Apple store. It started out as a hole in the street big enough to swallow a wheel, then the city kindly stuck a traffic cone in it, which was the only warning for months, then a steel plate, now there are three steel plates covering the entire southbound lane. No! I live right at this inte…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-25:2211490:Comment:3898732011-07-25T00:58:33.641ZJoelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoelBooth
<p>No! I live right at this intersection basically, and would strongly suggest taking Division east to Crosby, and following that to Larrabee down to Chicago, and then cross over the river back to Halsted. Division, including the bridge, is really congested and in poor condition. The detour is routing all of the large trucks down Hooker (cars down Larrabee) and the traffic is a nightmare with cars not paying any attention.</p>
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<p>Or do what someone else suggested and instead of…</p>
<p>No! I live right at this intersection basically, and would strongly suggest taking Division east to Crosby, and following that to Larrabee down to Chicago, and then cross over the river back to Halsted. Division, including the bridge, is really congested and in poor condition. The detour is routing all of the large trucks down Hooker (cars down Larrabee) and the traffic is a nightmare with cars not paying any attention.</p>
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<p>Or do what someone else suggested and instead of getting back on Halsted, take Kingsbury to Kinzie to Clinton and take that south past Greektown.</p>
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<p><br/> <cite>h333 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/potholes-on-halsted?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A389574&x=1#2211490Comment389574"><div>The detour I was suggesting is Division W. (<1 block) to Hooker, SE to Halsted (thanks to Steven for mentioning it on the bridge thread.)</div>
</blockquote> The detour I was suggesting i…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-24:2211490:Comment:3895742011-07-24T18:59:44.075Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
The detour I was suggesting is Division W. (<1 block) to Hooker, SE to Halsted (thanks to Steven for mentioning it on the bridge thread.)
The detour I was suggesting is Division W. (<1 block) to Hooker, SE to Halsted (thanks to Steven for mentioning it on the bridge thread.) Take Halsted south to the det…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-24:2211490:Comment:3888092011-07-24T14:08:21.630ZMatt Wolfehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattWolfe
<p>Take Halsted south to the detour and go left on Division. Then right and head down Kingsbury to Chicago. At Chicago go left and then quick right to continue down Kingsbury until Kinzie. Go right on Kinzie through the bike lane and over the river. Under the underpass turn left and go south on Clinton until you get to Harrison and take it to the right until you get back to Halsted.</p>
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<p>I live in Pilsen but go up north pretty often and this is my route. It skips all of the…</p>
<p>Take Halsted south to the detour and go left on Division. Then right and head down Kingsbury to Chicago. At Chicago go left and then quick right to continue down Kingsbury until Kinzie. Go right on Kinzie through the bike lane and over the river. Under the underpass turn left and go south on Clinton until you get to Harrison and take it to the right until you get back to Halsted.</p>
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<p>I live in Pilsen but go up north pretty often and this is my route. It skips all of the worst parts</p> The one trick I've found is t…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3884152011-07-23T22:35:03.082Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p><em>The one trick I've found is that after you pass Archer, there are two one-way streets parallell to Halsted, so I cut over to Emerald on the way down and Union on the way home so I get 15 blocks (10 for you) of virtually traffic free riding.</em></p>
<p>Great tip, Mike, I'll have to try that sometime.</p>
<p>Have you tried 33rd street as I suggested above? Or do you prefer Archer for the distance it saves as a diagonal?<em><br/></em></p>
<p><em>The one trick I've found is that after you pass Archer, there are two one-way streets parallell to Halsted, so I cut over to Emerald on the way down and Union on the way home so I get 15 blocks (10 for you) of virtually traffic free riding.</em></p>
<p>Great tip, Mike, I'll have to try that sometime.</p>
<p>Have you tried 33rd street as I suggested above? Or do you prefer Archer for the distance it saves as a diagonal?<em><br/></em></p> I commute from Edgewater to 4…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3884822011-07-23T21:03:07.907ZMike Haringhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeHaring
I commute from Edgewater to 40th and Halsted every day, and it's definitely not that bad. From Uptown to the detour on Division, it's pretty much clear sailing. The potholes and grated bridges you'll have to deal with are the worst from there to Jackson, there's also quite a lot steel plates on the road in that area to look out for. After you pass UIC though, it's easy again, just one more grated bridge after Cermak, then straight down to 35th. There aren't really any good alternatives that…
I commute from Edgewater to 40th and Halsted every day, and it's definitely not that bad. From Uptown to the detour on Division, it's pretty much clear sailing. The potholes and grated bridges you'll have to deal with are the worst from there to Jackson, there's also quite a lot steel plates on the road in that area to look out for. After you pass UIC though, it's easy again, just one more grated bridge after Cermak, then straight down to 35th. There aren't really any good alternatives that I've found, though I will occasionally take the LFP home, which adds a few miles. The one trick I've found is that after you pass Archer, there are two one-way streets parallell to Halsted, so I cut over to Emerald on the way down and Union on the way home so I get 15 blocks (10 for you) of virtually traffic free riding. There's also a great shop on 32nd, Blue City Cycles, you can stop by if you need to. Traffic is generally light in the morning and medium in the afternoon, unless there's a Sox game, and it then it gets a bit crazy. If you do decide to take the LFP, the fastest way is to get off at 18th street, just after Soldier Field, and take Archer, down to Halsted, there is a bike lane on Archer, but you will be sharing the road with big trucks. It is not very crowded on the LFP weekday mornings, but anytime after 5pm is terrible. Anyway, that's my advice. Morgan doesn't cross the cana…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3880802011-07-23T15:26:28.058Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>Morgan doesn't cross the canal.</p>
<p>You'd have to divert further west to Loomis.</p>
<p>At this point the 'detour' gets so convoluted that the benefit outweighs the extra distance (as I surmised when I initially said "Halsted is probably the best bet"). Plus now you're crossing very rough street-level tracks in order to avoid potholes . . .</p>
<p>I hate riding main arteries and will do almost anything to avoid them, but there's not really a practical alternative for the OP without…</p>
<p>Morgan doesn't cross the canal.</p>
<p>You'd have to divert further west to Loomis.</p>
<p>At this point the 'detour' gets so convoluted that the benefit outweighs the extra distance (as I surmised when I initially said "Halsted is probably the best bet"). Plus now you're crossing very rough street-level tracks in order to avoid potholes . . .</p>
<p>I hate riding main arteries and will do almost anything to avoid them, but there's not really a practical alternative for the OP without adding significant extra distance and complexity.</p> Hi- We ride quiet streets up…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3878802011-07-23T14:05:32.424Zjennifer jameshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/jenniferjames
Hi- We ride quiet streets up from UIC North and then South as well. I can second Peoria through that area but you have to jog to Morgan just north of the west loop to cross the train tracks then get back to Peoria. We take Morgan south from UIC to Pilsen alot but not down to Bridgeport so I don't know how it goes beyond Pilsen.We find Peoria and Morgan to be quieter that Halstead and fast because there are fewer lights, far less traffic and no buses. Anne Alt is a good resource on these…
Hi- We ride quiet streets up from UIC North and then South as well. I can second Peoria through that area but you have to jog to Morgan just north of the west loop to cross the train tracks then get back to Peoria. We take Morgan south from UIC to Pilsen alot but not down to Bridgeport so I don't know how it goes beyond Pilsen.We find Peoria and Morgan to be quieter that Halstead and fast because there are fewer lights, far less traffic and no buses. Anne Alt is a good resource on these routes too if she's out there! If you do the lakefront path…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3877202011-07-23T04:03:15.567Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
If you do the lakefront path route, I'd suggest exiting the path at 31st but then making your way to 33rd pretty quickly. It crosses the Dan Ryan, and is much quieter than 31st.
If you do the lakefront path route, I'd suggest exiting the path at 31st but then making your way to 33rd pretty quickly. It crosses the Dan Ryan, and is much quieter than 31st. You'd have to divert further…tag:thechainlink.org,2011-07-23:2211490:Comment:3870612011-07-23T04:00:41.560Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
You'd have to divert further west to Peoria to cross 290.<br/>
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<cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/potholes-on-halsted?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A387638&x=1#2211490Comment387638"><div>Interesting thing about Greektown. You can pretty much avoid the hassle by going down green st. and cutting through UIC.</div>
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You'd have to divert further west to Peoria to cross 290.<br/>
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<cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/potholes-on-halsted?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A387638&x=1#2211490Comment387638"><div>Interesting thing about Greektown. You can pretty much avoid the hassle by going down green st. and cutting through UIC.</div>
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